Legendary Players & Captains
8 entries in the Six Nations Rugby compendium.
Legendary Players & Captains — Era Chart
Johnny SextonThe fly-half who captained Ireland from 2020 to 2023 and won World Rugby Player of the YeaZinzan BrookeHe played during the late 1980s and early 1990s, a period of dominance for New Zealand rugMatt DawsonEngland's most capped scrum half until passed by Danny Care, and a 2003 Rugby World Cup wiNigel MelvilleNigel Melville: England captain and Five Nations competitor, whose legacy is etched in offRonan O'GaraThe master of the boot who led Ireland to glory with ice-cool precision.Gareth EdwardsThe Welsh scrum-half who dominated the Five Nations and was voted the greatest player of aTomás O'LearyIrish scrum-half who started four matches in Ireland's 2009 Grand Slam-winning Six NationsWillie John McBrideIreland's legendary lock who led the charge during a golden Five Nations era.
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